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Alaska Air National Guard saves hiker who toppled 65 feet

Jennifer Williams
by Jennifer Williams
July 11, 2016
Alaska

An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk, from the 210th Rescue Squadron, performs a simulated search and rescue pattern in Alaska. The 210th Rescue Squadron is part of a network of search-and-rescue organizations that save hundreds of lives in and around Alaska every year. Photo by Alaska National Guard

Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons recently rescued an injured hiker after he fell approximately 65 feet on Flat Top Mountain.

According to Tech. Sgt. Matt Carse, a controller with the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, the Alaska State Troopers requested support from the Alaska Air National Guard July 5 because they needed a helicopter capable of hoisting the injured man from his location.

“The Alaska State Troopers search-and-rescue coordinator relayed that a LifeMed helicopter was on scene, but was unable to get to the hiker’s location due to the steep, rough terrain,” said Carse.

Carse said that additional people in the injured man’s party contacted the AST and RCC via cellphones and were tending to him.

“LifeMed landed their helicopter on top of Flat Top and provided gear to warm the individual due to him showing signs of hypothermia,”said Carse.

The Alaska Air National Guard accepted the mission and launched an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter from the 210th Rescue Squadron with a team of Guardian Angels from the 212th Rescue Squadron on board, out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

Guardian Angels are a two-person team comprised of a highly trained pararescueman and a combat rescue officer. These elite warriors are experts in water and land rescue, and are all nationally registered paramedics who specialize in conducting high-risk rescue missions.

Once at the location, the rescue personnel hoisted the individual into the helicopter and flew him to Providence Hospital where he was released to medical personnel in stable condition.

This article was written by by Staff Sgt. Edward Eagerton, 176th Wing Public Affairs.

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Jennifer Williams

Jennifer Williams

I started as a writer for AmeriForce in 2001 and currently serve as the Editorial Director for AmeriForce Media. My husband retired in 2016 after 30 years in the Army and Army National Guard.

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